Kindergarten Graduate!

Monday was Kylie's last 'official' day of school.  They just had a Splash Day, so she had lots of fun!

Tuesday was her graduation day, and I felt so bad!  The tiny auditorium was overflowing and we were stuck in back, so I didn't get a decent picture of her at all.  They sang a bunch of cute songs, and then we went to their classroom for the awards.

If the auditorium was bad, then the classroom was way worse.  They had the kids in a little kiva in the corner of the room, and since it was stairs going DOWN, no one beyond the first surrounding parents saw anything, even though the room was packed.  So once again I was not able to get a picture of Kylie getting her 'diploma' from her teacher.  I was kinda ticked.  But oh well.  I don't think Kylie even knew Hayden and I were there until the end when she came to find us!  At least she let me take a few pictures outside!

To celebrate we went swimming!  Yay!  There will be LOTS of swimming this summer!

The rest of the week was getting settled into our summer routine... swimming, playing and getting on each other's nerves! Yay!  Wednesday we went to the mall to play with Sophia and Riley.  We rode the train and played in the tiny play areas.

Thursday we had a playdate with Kennedy and Acadia at the Dinosaur Park and had lots of fun in the sun and water and riding the train there.  Hayden requested his picture taken in this dinosaur egg:

The rest of the week was spent swimming and then hiding out from the sun because I think we got too much sun the past few days.

Mother's Day!

Well, I enjoyed my Mother's Day.  The kids made me cards in church and Kylie made me a special book.  Apparently I like to exercise a lot and enjoy fishing (?) as well as being very silly.  I love it.  I had to give my very first talk in church today.  I had escaped that particular chore for over 15 years and I ran out of excuses!  Luckily, Aunt Chantel, Uncle McKay, Aunt Kendra and Uncle Jake came and sat with Kylie and Hayden while I was sitting up front.  (The bishop offered to have the kids sit with me up there, but that was a big NOPE!)  Apparently Hayden was having a hard time and this is how he fell asleep:

After my lovely short talk the primary kids came up to sing and I got a big hug from Kylie while she was up there!  After sacrament the Aunts and Uncles had to leave and I got to teach my primary class.  (Can't catch a break!)

The rest of the week was no school, due to Kindergarten testing.  Kylie had her test, or assessment, on Monday morning and she rocked it.  It was nice to get it out of the way first while she still remembered things versus later in the week.

We spent the week swimming, playing with friends, going to parks, and even a birthday party!  Kylie's friend from school had her party at the Dinosaur Park and while it was kinda windy and rainy, the kids still had tons of fun.

Later that night Aunt Chantel and Uncle McKay came to babysit while I went to the required Divorce Class.  I was bored there, but Chantel kept me updated via Snapchat of all their shenanigans- like Hayden wanting milk in his lettuce topped with ranch and salt and pepper.

On Saturday Brandon took the kids for a sleepover and they were so excited.  He had just moved to a new house that was fully furnished and had bunk beds in one of the rooms.  He is closer now, too, which makes the drive over much nicer.

Making the Dean's List

The swimming has started for the season!  Swimming is the best summer activity.

Hayden got sick Tuesday.  A sore throat that radiated to his ear.  Luckily no one else got it, but he was miserable for a few days.  I was miserable trying to get him to take some medicine for it!

Kylie has only been wearing dresses lately.  She loves to get all dressed up and do her hair and nails and wear jewelry!  Such fun times!

On Friday Kylie got to be in a special assembly for her school - she was getting an award for being on the 'Dean's List' for her school!  She excelled at reading this year and that is why she received the award.  She got to walk through the W and got a certificate.

On Saturday we got together with Uncle McKay, Aunt Chantel, Uncle Jake and Aunt Kendra for a BBQ and playing at a park!  It was lots of fun to visit with everyone and enjoy yummy food!

School Carnival

This week started off fun with a package dropped off by Grandpa Pete that was full of fun clothes that Grandma Tess made for the kids.  Kylie and Hayden loved trying them all on and they wore them all week!

On Monday was the school carnival and on a whim I decided to go.  We went and enjoyed pizza, cotton candy and all the games!

I think the best part was the last activity we did, which was with the Fire Department.  Kylie and Hayden got to get all geared up and try the fire hose!  They loved it.

The rest of the week was normal. We played with friends, went to the library and had our last soccer practice and game!  I think Kylie spent the majority of her soccer games on the side lines bugging her team mates.  Hopefully next year she will have more attention for the game!

Hoppy Easter!

What a fun week we have had!  On Monday we had our friends over and decided to do a little BBQ with hotdogs and watermelon.  All the kids loved it- especially the eating outside part!

Over the next few days Kylie and Hayden got to wear their new outfits from Grandma Tess.  They love their new clothes so much! Especially Kylie - she is all about dresses and necklaces right now!

Wednesday it was hot enough that we decided to go swimming, and both kids actually preferred playing in the pool vs the hot tub this time!  It was a gorgeous day and we had lots of fun. Kinda getting me excited for summer to be here so we can spend every day at the pool!

Friday we played with our friends again, and Hayden loved it because he and Riley were matching! (Also he likes to pose for pictures with the thumbs up right now...)

Kylie started experimenting with doing videos where she narrates.. it's quite funny!

Saturday was a big day!  It started off with the egg hunt in Hurricane.  On the way I talked about the reason for Easter and about Jesus, and by the time we got to the park Hayden was calling the egg hunt 'Jesus' Egg Party'.  Haha he cracks me up!  Thankfully our friends Angela, Sophia and Riley were there (really, they are just our adopted family haha), because Hayden and Kylie were in different age groups.  So Hayden stayed with Sophia and Angela to do their egg hunt and I went with Kylie to hers.  Kylie was funny - she wanted a kite and bunny, and after she got her kite there were no more bunnies, so she kinda nit-picked her way around the field getting the little toys.  She didn't really care for the candy!

Hayden, on the other hand, came out loaded!!  Angela said she didn't help him at all, and his basket was filled to the brim with candy!  He was very proud of himself!

After the egg hunt Brandon took the kids for the day.  They went to Zions and did the Emerald Pools hike.  The kids had tons of fun and came home completely exhausted!

Sunday was Easter morning!  Hayden had NO idea.  He was kinda confused why I was following him downstairs so early in the morning, and when he saw the couch he clearly says "huh?" and is so surprised!  It was so funny! The kids loved their Easter baskets.  They drew on their drawing pads all morning (from Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete), and we watched our new Trolls movie while playing with Hayden's Playdoh kit and building Kylie's Moana Lego set.

After church we went over to Aunt Chantel and Uncle McKay's house for dinner.  The Easter bunny had visited their house too and the kids had a massive egg hunt to keep them occupied while we made dinner.  Even Aunt Kelsey and soon-to-be-Uncle Morgan were there to visit!  It was so much fun and we really had a good time!  We came home exhausted and full of good food and too much candy!  Such a good Easter!

Dallan and Jessica's Wedding

After a countdown until we go to Grandma's house that lasted the past week, on Wednesday after school we finally made our big trip up north!  The kids are such good travelers now!  Especially when they get to stop at McDonald's to play halfway through.   Since we waited until after school to leave we arrived later than normal, and the kids were so wound up from sitting so long that they just ran around like crazy.

Thursday was the big day!  Hayden and Kylie got to spend the day with Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete while I went to the Draper Temple for the ceremony.  The kids had tons of fun while I was gone and even got to go to the Trampoline place with Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete like last time we were here!  When I got back we had to go shopping, because I had managed to leave their dress clothes hanging on a door knob at home... oops!  So we drove around to several places finding some cute dress clothes (thank goodness it was Easter time!) and then spent the rest of the afternoon with Grandma Tess playing.

That evening we went to Dallan and Jessica's reception.  The kids were super excited for pizza, doughnuts and cookies like they had at Kendra and Jake's wedding.  Well, they were sorely disappointed!!  The reception was beautiful and elegant, with Belgian waffles and crepes to snack on.  My kids were practically moved to tears and Hayden kept saying 'something else.'  Luckily they found a friend to play with to help ease the pain of no pizza (even though I know they had pizza for lunch with Grandma Tess earlier!).

We left earlier so Kylie and Hayden wouldn't be underfoot for the rest of the festivities and I picked them up something to eat on the way home to satisfy their picky tummies!

Friday we played hard at the Museum of Ancient Life with Grandma Shari, Aunt Chantel and Uncle McKay!  Kylie and Hayden loved the sand areas the best!

Saturday was rainy, so we went to the Museum of Natural Curiosity  where the kids had a blast.  They especially liked the little animal exhibit where they got to pet an iguana, a hedgehog, a snake, and frog!  So cool!

That evening Kylie and Hayden got to play with Uncle Jake and Grandma Shari while I went out with the girls to see the new Beauty and the Beast.  We came home in a huge snow storm!! It was crazy!  The next morning there was tons of snow everywhere and we had to scrape the cars off to drive to church.  Kylie and Hayden were in heaven, though.  They love snow and wanted to stay outside eating it forever.  After church we headed home after a quick pitstop to say goodbye to Grandma Tess.  They both slept nearly the entire way, so I didn't stop!

Thanks everyone for a fun weekend and we are glad we got to celebrate with Uncle Dallan and our new Aunt Jessica!!

Enjoying Spring

KYLIE

Lost ANOTHER tooth.  (Does she have any left?)

Enjoying soccer - though she seems to favor the sidelines more.

LOVES going to the Daycare at the rec center while I go to exercise class.  She calls it 'goodcare'.

Likes to read me bedtime stories.

Loved seeing all the baby chicks and ducks at Cal Ranch.

Requested 'triangle hair' and this is what she got:

HAYDEN

Is ROCKING it on the potty training front.

Insists on dressing himself now.

Prefers the Aerosmith version of the Spiderman Theme Song vs. the old school one.  Thus has learned to head-bang.

Made a very convincing argument that if we got a baby chick, it could stay in his room.

Finally starting to enjoy coloring.  Also likes Playdoh.

Since potty training, everything has to end with a fart noise.  So lovely.